Monday, April 21, 2008

All of Chicago is cursing the name Brennaman these days, but Marty has a message for you Chicagoans.....he doesn't care. Late Friday MB was on WMVP-AM 1000 and wasn't taking ANY of his comments back....

"If they can't understand what happened Wednesday night was completely over the top, then I'm sorry," Brennaman said. "I said how tough it is to root for the Cubs. I think a lot of people feel the same way I do, but they won't articulate it. I'm not afraid to say what I think."

Later on, Brennaman said, "[Compared to Cubs fans] Cardinals fans are hands down the best in baseball. They respect the game. They don't go to the game to do stupid stuff.

"The Cubs have some great baseball fans. But the ones who act like idiots (ruin) it for people like me."

The thing I don't understand is that there are drunk asses in every single stadium. I don't know how you could single out Cubs' fans as the worst, especially when the crime was throwing batting practice baseballs on the field.

Oh and I also heard a rumor that Brennamania cursed at Jeff Brantley on-air this past Saturday, but can't find it anywhere. If anyone can point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it.

A couple of things to keep in mind here. First, Marty shouldn't be criticizing ANYONE for throwing objects onto the field after inciting the Cincy fans to do the same in 1988 when Dave Pallone ejected Pete Rose. He and Joe Nuxhall were called before NL Pres Bartlett Giamatti over the comments.

Second, the Cubs opted not to bring back his son to do games on WGN because of network conflicts. Marty has whined about this before.

Third, the Reds were getting thumped by the Cubs for a second straight day, which I'm sure wasn't helping Marty get through what's going to be another losing season in Cincinnati. I just think Marty isn't used to seeing a bunch of fans at a Reds game and was caught in the moment.

Marty is a bitter, bitter man with an ego bigger than Ken Griffey, Jr.